MCSD Backpack for Food Program

If you have a school-aged student in need of breakfast and lunch this summer (or know of someone who does), simply text “FOOD” to 877877 and receive a message back with a location closest to where they can get free summer meals. Even if you aren't in need, someone else's kids are. No child deserves to go hungry, ever.

The service is also available in Spanish, by texting the word “COMIDA” instead of “FOOD”.

Sponsored by No Kid Hungry

The Marlboro Central School District participates in the Weekend Backpack child nutrition program, which is sponsored by the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley and coordinated by the Marlboro Faculty Association and the MCSD Curriculum & Instruction Office 

About Our Program

Funded by community donations by organizations such as the Marlboro Faculty Association, our BackPacks For Friends Program provides a weekend's worth of healthy, well-balanced meals in small bags. The bags are packed with the assitance of the MCSD Honor Society and Food Service Department and then given to the students' teachers every Friday to be discreetly placed into the child's backpack. 

Backpack Committee Members

• Robin Hecht, Director of Curriculum & Instruction

• Fred Callo, Director of Food Services

• Marion Lyons, Retired Elementary School Teacher

• Gina Verdi, Elementary School Teacher

• Nina Lugo, Elementary Social Worker

• Ayanna Woodburn, Elementary School Counselor

• Lisa Cracolici, Middle School Social Worker

• Steve Grey, High School Teacher​

• Anna Festa, High School Nurse

• Meghan Vigeant, High School Social Worker

• Janice DeQuarto, National Honor Society Advisor